The Tuition Centre offers grind and revision courses at secondary level in its centres in Bandon and Wilton. When the government ordered school closures in March, the Centre quickly adapted, delivering online tuition to pupils in Cork and beyond. Within weeks they were teaching students from every county in Ireland, […]
Health & Lifestyle
Although the gates to the Hairy Henry Care Farm in Ballylickey of course had to remain closed during the lockdown, most of the therapeutic and educational activities and services on the farm are up and running again since the beginning of July. For the first time this year, Sandra Schmid, […]
With drinking establishments closed from mid March, pub dwellers were bereft of the conversation and warm surroundings that make a trip to the local so special. For many of us in West Cork the pub is a social gathering; a space to converse with friends and neighbours at the end […]
West Cork is a destination for both staycationers and adventure seekers who want to embrace a real Irish summer, a season that our older generations speak of fondly, consisting of picnics on the beach and tumble wheeling down sand dunes. Our stunning landscape provides the perfect opportunity to unwind and […]
A stalwart presence at the heart of Clonakilty, the family-run O’Donovan’s Hotel is a proud part of the town’s history, withstanding two World Wars, a Civil War, recessions, countless other ups and downs and, to cap it all, a pandemic. If walls could talk this family-run hotel would have some […]
I have a cameo memory from when I was young of sitting on the back doorstep shucking peas in the sunshine with my mum. Peas were super exciting then, as although peas were available in cans all year round, it was before the frozen pea revolution and canned peas were […]